Complete the sentence about Jordan River with the correct year: The flow rate of the Jordan River once was 1.3 billion cubic metres per year; as of ______, just 20 to 30 million cubic metres per year flow into the Dead Sea.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. 2010
The Jordan River's flow once stood at 1.3 billion cubic metres a year; as of 2010 just 20 to 30 million cubic metres a year flow. It has dropped sharply.
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